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The sole hope of Canada’s Olympic boxing program was overwhelmingly defeated today in Beijing as Adam Trupish absorbed a 20-1 loss at the hands of Kazkhstan’s Bakhyt Sarsekbayev at welterweight.
The 29 year old from Tecumseh, Ontario came into the contest as an eight time Canadian champion and had reached the quaterfinals at the 2007 World Championships in Chicago but none of that mattered once the bell rang at Worker’s Gymnasium in Beijing.
Facing Turpish was one of favorites to medal in 2008 and Bakhyt Sarsekbayev showed why he won gold at the 2006 Asian Games, canvassing the Canadian in the first round before putting Turpish under pressure behind a pelting two-handed attack over the next three rounds.
Turpish showed his toughness in the bout but only managed one point, in the third round, and as in the 2004 Olympics, was defeated in his opening match of the games.
